THE BET

Prepared by :- Swapan Kumar Ray (M.A, B.Ed)

■ Starting day of 'Life imprisonment :-14th November, 1870( 12noon )

■ Ending day of Life imprisonment :- 14th November, 1885. (12 noon)

■ Bet :- The lawyer with a Banker.

■ Total amount of the bet :- 2 millions.

■ Total duration of imprisonment :- 15 years.

■ Place of imprisonment :- One of the lodges in the bankers garden .

■ The prisoner will be allowed :- musical instruments, books , write letter , wine, smoking.

■ The prisoner will not be allowed :- To cross the threshold of the lodge , to see human being , to hear the human voice , to receive letters and newspaper.

1st year of Confinement 

Suffered Loneliness and depression .

Play piano day and night.

Refused wine and tobacco.

2nd year of Confinement

Stop playing piano.

Read Classic literature .

5th year of Confinement

start music again, asked wine, writting and crying .

6th year to 9 th  year of Confinement

Read 600 hundred volumes of Language ,  philosophy and history.

10th year of Confinement

Read Gospel(Jesus Christ's life)

Last two years of Confinement(14th & 15th)

Read any kind of books (Natural Science, Byron and Shakespeare's books, Chemistry , medicine , novel, Philosophy or theology)

The prisoner ran away 

14th November, 1885. (7 am)

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VIVEKANANDA COACHING CENTRE 

Prose:- The Bet.

Author:- Anton Chekhov.

Prepared by :- Swapan Kumar Ray (M.A, B.ED)

A. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given:1.What was the subject of the initial discussion at the banker's party?  ---  a) Love and marriage  b) Capital punishment  c) The stock market    d) Literature and philosophy.

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Ans:- 2.How long was the lawyer supposed to stay in solitary confinement? ---  a) 10 years  b) 15 years  c) 20 years  d) 5 years.

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3. Assertion (A): The lawyer left his confinement before the bet ended.

Reason (R): He realized that material wealth and worldly pleasures were meaningless.a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A. b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. c) A is true, but R is false. d) A is false, but R is true.

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Ans:-4. Assertion (A): The banker was relieved when the lawyer left early.Reason (R): The banker had become wealthy by the end of the 15 years and was ready to  pay.a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A. b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. c) A is true, but R is false. d) A is false, but R is true.

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Ans:-5. Match the items in Column A with their corresponding descriptions in  Column B .Column A Column B A. The Banker1.Symbolizes materialism and fear of lossB. The Lawyer2. Represents the pursuit of knowledge and eventual disillusionmentC. The Bet Agreement3.A test of human endurance and  conflicting valuesD. The Lawyer’s Final Letter4.Rejects material wealth and questions  life’s meaning a) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4

 b) A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4

 c) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1

 d) A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2

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5. '' He had given a party '' -- Who was the host of the party ? -- (a) The banker (b) the lawyer  (c) the teacher  (d) the doctor .

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6. The party was arranged in  --- (a) summer  (b) winter  (c) autumn (d) spring. 

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7. When did the banker arrang the party ? -- (a) at night  (b) at evening (c) at morning  (d) at afternoon. 

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8. Among the clever men who had not presented in the party ?  --- (a) lawyer  (b) journalist (c) doctor (d) intellectual men.

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9. How many years old was the banker when he was joined in the party ?--- (a)  40 years old  (b) 30 years old (c) 20 years old  (d) 25 years old.

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10. How many years old will be the banker when he will release from the imprisonment  ?--- (a)  40 years old  (b) 30 years old (c) 20 years old  (d) 25 years old.

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11.  In the party the guests were talking of --- (a) imprisonment 

(b) capital punishment (c) political matters  (d) religious ideas.

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12. Majority of the guests disapproved of  --- (a) death planty  (b) imprisonment for life   (c) financial planty  (d) none of the above.

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13. They considered that form of punishment out of date is -- (a) moral and suitable  (b) immoral but suitable  (c) moral but unsuitable (d) immoral and unsuitable. 

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14. ''I don't agree with you.'' --- Who said this ? ---  (a) the banker  (b) the lawyer   (c) the journalist (d) the businessman. 

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15. They considered that form of punishment out of date , immoral and unsuitable for --- a) Hindu state  b) Muslim country  c) Christian state  d) Buddhist state.

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16. According to the banker --- (a) death planty is more moral and more humane than imprisonment of life (b) imprisonment of life  is more moral and more humane than death planty (c) both are same  ( d) both are different. 

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17. According to the Banker capital punishment kills a man  --- (a) slowly  (b) at once (c) softly  (d) ceremonially. 

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18. According to the Banker imprisonment  kills a man  --- (a) slowly  (b) at once (c) softly  (d) ceremonially. 

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19.'' Both are equally immoral '' -- Who said this ?  (a) the banker (b) the lawyer   (c) one of the guest (d) Anton Chekov.

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20. According to one of the guest,  state has not the right to take away life,  because state is not --- (a) Almighty   (b) super power (c) God   (d) powerful. 

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21. '' I would certainly choose the second '' -- Who said this ?  (a) the banker (b) the lawyer   (c) one of the guest (d) Anton Chekov.

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22.  '' To live any how is better than not at all  '' -- Who said this ?  (a) the banker (b) the lawyer   (c) one of the guest (d) Anton Chekov.

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23.'' I would certainly choose the second '' -- The second option was ---  (a) death sentence  (b) life sentence   (c) financial punishment   (d) mental punishment. 

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24. The young lawyer was --- (a) twenty (b) five and twenty   (c) thirty   (d) five and thirty years old.

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25. Who carried away by excitement  ? --- (a) the banker (b) the lawyer  (c) the journalist  (d) the businessman. 

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26. By excitement the banker struck on --- (a) the bed (b) the chair  (c) the table (d) the sofa. 

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27.   '' It's not true! I'll bet you two millions '' -- Who is the speaker here ?  (a) the banker (b) the lawyer   (c) one of the guest (d) Anton Chekov.

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28. '' It's not true! I'll bet you two millions '' -- Who is ' you' referred to here ?  (a) the banker (b) the lawyer   (c) one of the guest (d) Anton Chekov.

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29. How many millions was put at stake by the banker  -- (a) 1 million  (b)  2 millions (c) five millions (d) ten millions. 

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30. Total duration of the imprisonment was --- (a) five years  (b) ten years (c) fifteen years   (d) twenty years.

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31. The banker made fun of the young man at --- (a) breakfast (b) lunch (c) dinner (d) supper.

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32. According to the banker,  the lawyer can not stay in prison more than --- (a) one or two years (b)  two or three years  (c) three or four years  (d) five years.

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33.  '' I am sorry for you''  ---who is the speaker here ?  (a) the narrator (b) the lawyer   (c) the banker  (d) the judge. 

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34. According to banker the bet was ----(a) meaningless (b) nonsensical  (c) both (d) none.

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35. The young man should spend the years of imprisonment in --- (a) One of the cell of police station  (b) one of the room of his house (c) one of the room of lodge in the banker's garden (d) one of the vault in the bank.

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36. At the time of the bet,  the banker was --- (a) rich (b) poor (c) very poor  (d) beggar. 

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37. In his imprisonment the young man can not cross --- (a) the garden  (b) the threshold of the lodge  (c) the house of the banker (d) the town.

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38.In his imprisonment the young man can not see --- (a) the animal   (b) BTS video (c) his relatives  (d) human being.

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39.  In his imprisonment the young man can not hear --- (a) bird song    (b) any kind of music    (c) human voice (d) any sound.

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40.   In his imprisonment the young man can not receive --- (a) letter     (b) newspaper  (c) both  (d) none.

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41. In his imprisonment the young man was allowed --- (a)write letters  (b)drink wine  (c) smoking  (d) all of the above.

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42.  The lawyer might have anything he wanted in the lodge through the --- (a) door (b) window (c) the floor   (d) the AI.

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43. The imprisonment period was started from --- (a) 7th November, 1870  (b) 14th November 1870  (c) 25th may 1875 (d)14th November 1885.

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44.  The imprisonment period was ended on --- (a) 7th November, 1870  (b) 14th November 1870  (c) 25th may 1875 (d)14th November 1885.

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45. For the first year of confinement,  the young man suffered from --- (i) depression (ii) loneliness  (iii) pain  (iv) hopeless. 

(a) both I & II (b) both III & IV (c) None of the above  (d) all of the above.

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46. For the first year of confinement,  the young man refused  --- (i) books  (ii) music  (iii) wine  (iv) tobacco.

(a) both I & II (b) both III & IV (c) None of the above  (d) all of the above.

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47. For the first year of confinement,the sound of the ---- could be heard. --- (i) drum   (ii) piano (iii) Guitar   (iv) veena.

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48. For the first year of confinement,  the young man refused  tobcco because --- (i) it is injurious to health  (ii) it is very costly (iii) it spoil the air of his room (iv) it is harmful for a man.

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49. For the first year of confinement,  the young man read books of --- (i) light character   (ii) novel with complected love plot  (iii) fantastic stories  (iv) all of the above.

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50. For the second year of confinement,  the young man reads --- (i) classical literature (ii) adventure story   (iii) horror stories (iv) novels.

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51. The prisoner asked for wine  --- (i) second year (ii) third year (iii) fourth year  (iv) fifth year.

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52. The prisoner could be heard crying  --- (i) once (ii) more than once (iii) everyday   (iv) none.

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53.In the second half of the sixth year the prisoner began zealously studing   --- (i) language (ii) philosophy  (iii) history   (iv) all of the above.

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54.In the course of four years the prisoner read books --- (i) one hundred volumes  (ii) three hundred volumes  (iii) six hundred volumes   (iv) seven hundred volumes.

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55. The prisoner wrote a letter to the banker in --- (i) one language  (ii) two languages  (iii) six languages   (iv) seven languages.

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56.After the tenth year, the prisoner read nothing but --- (i) story   (ii) history  (iii) Gospel  (iv) philosophy.

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57. In the last two years , the prisoner read --- (i) natural science (ii) Byron and Shakespeare books (iii) chemistry, medicine and novel  (iv) philosophy.

(a) both I & II (b) both III & IV (c) None of the above  (d) all of the above.

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58.The banker went to the lodge where the prisoner slept at --- (i) 1 o clock  (ii) 2'o clock  (iii) 3'o clock (iv) 5'o clock.

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59.When the banker went to the lodge where the prisoner slept then --- (i) raining  (ii) lightning (iii) storming (iv) none.

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60. The banker called the watchman --- - (i) once  (ii) twice (iii) frequently (iv) nothing.

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61.The watchman must be slept in --- - (i) the kitchen (ii) green house (iii) both  (iv) none of the above.

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62. The banker killed the prisoner with --- (i) poison (ii) knife (iii) bedsheet   (iv) pistol.

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